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Title
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Cape Town Tour, 1891
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Alternative Title
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Cape Town Photographic Views, 1891
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Description
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The Cape Town Tour, 1891 collection comprises 19 digitised photographic views capturing scenes from Cape Town and its environs in 1891. These images record urban and landscape views of the city during the late colonial period, including iconic landmarks such as Table Mountain and Lion’s Head, Parliament House, the Botanical Gardens, and street scenes on Adderley Street. Other subjects include docks, Simon’s Town, bridges over the Liesbeeck River in Mowbray, and dwellings in the Cape Colony. Many of the photographs bear a personal inscription: “To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891”, suggesting the album was compiled as a memento of a tour of Cape Town at the close of the 19th century.
This collection provides valuable visual documentation of Cape Town’s built environment and social life on the eve of major 20th-century transformations. It illustrates colonial-era photographic practices and offers rich source material for researchers in urban history, visual culture, colonial studies, and South African heritage.
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Date Issued
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1891
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Genre
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Historical photography
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Colonial travel images
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Format
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Digital images (photograph scans)
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Temporal Coverage
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Late 19th century (1891)
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Extent
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19 items